Social Justice - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

Anne Deng graduated from Harvard’s JD/MBA program in 2023. Before starting the program, Anne worked at Morgan Stanley as an Investment Banking Analyst. During her studies, Anne spent her first summer at Partners Group, a private equity firm; her second summer at the... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

their education, and that it will encourage new graduates to make broader career choices based on their desired impact rather than their debts. Justice Mohammed Habeeb Ansari and Mrs. Mateen Ansari Fellowship The View Details

01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

and loved reading, often devouring two books a week. He was a responsible child who eagerly volunteered for the school’s safety patrol to guide young students across the street. But Miller’s surroundings would change for the worse—and so would his attitude. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

14 Jun 2023
Op-Ed

Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't

We’ve long known that organizations require so-called flexible leaders to respond to rapid market fluctuations; the last couple of years have only emphasized that necessity. The environment we operate in—shaped by the pandemic, social... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

nobody was aware that they existed in such a systematic way.” The authors also digitized official voter registration rolls held by the Atlanta-based Southern Regional Council’s Voter Education Project. Other information came from the US Department of View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 Mar 2016
First Look

March 22, 2016

costless redistribution of arbitrarily determined unequal outcomes and prefer justifying tax progressivity based on benefit received rather than on diminishing marginal social welfare of income. These attitudes are shown to be linked to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

Delta employees—which was considered a bold action by a high-profile CEO, Hill says. That summer he went on a “listening and learning tour,” holding in-house sessions with Delta’s Black workers and meetings with numerous national racial View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, where she focused on developing and managing partnerships and programs that intersected education, international development, and racial & gender equity. She brings a deep commitment to equity and... View Details

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What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting

one she was born into and one she has made her own. “My parents met organizing a labor union, so the work of creating justice and thinking about humanity was a central part of my upbringing and home education,” said Manso-Brown. “I was... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

research portal allows users to search in depth. South Sea Bubble Exhibit Press Release Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society Expanded Reach & Impact In January 2023 RC students completed a new short course on the Social... View Details

10 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

deforestation campaign in order to make its supply chain more socially and environmentally responsible. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907414 Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.: An... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Profiles - MBA

fairness and justice Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: In Spring 2022, I designed and taught CS 96, Machine Learning for Social Good, a new course for students to work on... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

necessities of social distancing attenuate or alter the traditional organizational levers. Several CEOs observed: “Keeping spirits high in a sales environment. At the moment our sales force has to work twice as hard for a quarter of the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

15 Sep 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

VP of Sustainability, and get involved with the annual Climate Symposium. Sustainability is more than Environmentalism HBS has been expanding its integration of social equity and environmental justice into... View Details

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

that justice will be served if something goes wrong, but we have enough faith in the system to make deals with relative strangers. It’s not coincidental that trust ultimately found its way into the official US motto, “In God We Trust.”... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

2021 Shelly Xu Design (SXD) Shelly Xu, HBS 2021 Ahmed Fardin Junga Park, HBS 2021 Social Enterprise Track & Crowd Favorite Winner Vocal Justice Shawon Jackson, HKS Social... View Details

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

minorities, according to research that involved surveying hundreds of people and studying thousands of datasets at government and social organizations. This pattern can “fuel a self-perpetuating cycle of segregation,” which may not only... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Chase Hall | About

offering single rooms with private baths. More than 80 percent of HBS students live on campus, taking advantage of the proximity to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. In addition, Chase... View Details

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